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US 2020/0046418 A1Published application
Arthroscopic surgical temperature control system
AssigneeCannuflow, Inc.
InventorTheodore R. Kucklick
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Abstract
An arthroscopic surgical temperature control system and method able to monitor and control the temperature within a surgical site during arthroscopic ablation procedures in order to prevent tissue damage is provided.
Claims8
A system for use in arthroscopic surgery comprising:
- a sheath characterized by a central lumen, a distal section and a proximal wherein the central lumen is sized and dimensioned to receive an arthroscopic instrument, said sheath further comprising an inflow lumen and an outflow lumen;
- a temperature sensor disposed on distal section of the sheath;
- a fluid source in fluid communication with the inflow lumen;
- a chilling module in thermal communication with the fluid source;
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- a control system in electrical communication with the temperature sensor and the chilling module, said control system capable of operating the chilling module to lower the temperature of an inflow fluid from the fluid source when a temperature from a surgical site measured by the temperature sensor exceeds a safe threshold temperature.
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A method for performing arthroscopic surgery comprising:
- providing a sheath characterized by a central lumen, a distal section and a proximal wherein the central lumen is sized and dimensioned to receive an arthroscopic instrument, said sheath further comprising an inflow lumen and an outflow lumen, one or more fluid apertures disposed on the distal section in fluid communication with the inflow lumen and the outflow lumen and a temperature sensor disposed on distal section;
- providing an ablation device;
- performing an arthroscopic surgical procedure at a surgical site using the ablation device;
- taking fluid temperature measurements within the surgical site with the temperature sensor;
- cooling an inflow fluid prior to entering the surgical site with a chilling module in order to keep temperatures at the surgical site below a threshold based on the temperature measurements taken by the temperature sensor.
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